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ISSUE 30 | October 2022
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EELS STAR PROP IN WORLD CUP
Reagan Campbell-Gillard shines DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
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IANT Parramatta Eels prop is the only member of the Blue and Gold’s Grand final team to win selection in the Australian Kangaroos squad to contest the Rugby League World Cup in Great Britain later this year. Parramatta were outplayed in the Grand Final, losing 28-12 to an outstanding Penrith Panthers side. Reagan tried hard in the decider, but could not make headway against a relentless Panthers’ defense which continually offered a black brick wall of three dominant players in most tackles.. However he defended well and pulled off a couple of big tackles at crucial times. Reagan has had a stella year leading the Eels pack and played well in the first State of Origin match before being mysteriously overlooked for the rest of the series by losing coach Brad Fittler Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga is a fan of Reagan and he will provide the size needed in a rather small Australian pack. Sean Lane was desperately unlucky to miss the Squad after an outstanding season including a solid display on Grand Final day. Two Parramatta Eels players have earnt representative honors in the Jillaroos squad for the Women’s World Cup. Kennedy Cherrington and Simaima
Taufa had outstanding games on the day it counted. They were the stars of a Parramatta team that went down valiantly to the Newcastle Knights 32-12 in the outstanding match of NRL Grand Final Day. The decider was much closer than the score illustrated in the end with the Knights scoring a couple of late tries.
KANGAROOS SQUAD • Josh Addo-Carr (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) • Matt Burton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) • Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Parramatta Eels) • Patrick Carrigan* (Brisbane Broncos) • Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) • Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers) • Lindsay Collins (Sydney Roosters) • Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys) • Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters) • Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans) • Campbell Graham (South Sydney Rabbitohs) • Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm) • Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons) • Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers) • Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs) • Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm) • Cameron Murray (South Sydney Rabbitohs) – Vice-Captain • Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys) • Murray Taulagi (North Queensland Cowboys) • James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters) - Captain • Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) • Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders) • Isaah Yeo (Penrith Panthers)
Standby players • Dylan Edwards • Nicho Hynes • Damien Cook
JILLAROOS SQUAD • Tarryn Aiken (Brisbane Broncos) • Kezie Apps (St George-Illawarra Dragons) • Millie Boyle (Newcastle Knights) • Samantha Bremner (Sydney Roosters) • Ali Brigginshaw (Brisbane Broncos) • Lauren Brown (Gold Coast Titans)
Reagan Campbell-Gillard.
• Jaime Chapman (Brisbane Broncos) • Kennedy Cherrington (Parramatta Eels) • Shenae Ciesiolka (Brisbane Broncos) • Yasmin Clydsdale (Newcastle Knights) • Keeley Davis (St George-Illawarra Dragons) • Taliah Fuimaono (St George-Illawarra Dragons) • Tallisha Harden (Brisbane Broncos) • Caitlan Johnston (Newcastle Knights) • Keilee Joseph (Sydney Roosters) • Isabelle Kelly (Sydney Roosters) • Olivia Kernick (Sydney Roosters) • Shannon Mato (Gold Coast Titans) • Evania Pelite (Gold Coast Titans) • Julia Robinson (Brisbane Broncos) • Jessica Sergis (Sydney Roosters) • Simaima Taufa (Parramatta Eels) • Tamika Upton (Newcastle Knights) • Holli Wheeler (St George Illawarra Dragons)
